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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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116 hedge funds and large institutions have $807M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

161% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 18

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 25

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $559M → $807M (+$247M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103 → 116 (+13)

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.54% → 22.01% (+0.48%)

88% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.92M | Put options by funds: $15.9M

Holders
116
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+12.62%
% of All Funds
3.33%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
38
Increased
47
Reduced
18
Closed
25
Calls
$1.92M
Puts
$15.9M
Net Calls
-$14M
Net Calls Change
-$3.54M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$150M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$145M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$118M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$17.7M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
-$250M
2
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$9.48M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$4.45M
4
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$4.32M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.27M +$292K +8,269 +6%
CIBC World Market
27
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.2M +$544K +15,393 +11%
SOMRS
28
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$4.87M – – –
CC
29
Curian Capital
Colorado
$4.01M +$833K +23,570 +26%
ANTB
30
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$3.63M +$962K +27,237 +35%
BCI
31
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.63M +$1.55K +44 +0%
BFG
32
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$3.38M +$439K +12,425 +15%
ZIM
33
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.98M +$3.03M +85,841 New
BL
34
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$2.9M +$193K +5,461 +7%
AGA
35
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$2.48M +$2.52M +71,447 New
FHA
36
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$2.32M +$1.9M +53,793 +321%
LCM
37
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.31M +$2.35M +66,500 New
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.3M +$2.33M +66,069 New
Barclays
39
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.23M +$715K +20,233 +45%
AssetMark Inc
40
AssetMark Inc
California
$2.12M +$2.16M +61,078 New
CPS
41
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$2.12M +$2.16M +61,029 New
MLM
42
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$2.12M +$2.16M +61,029 New
BGDI
43
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$2.09M +$2.13M +60,200 New
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
$2.02M -$6.04K -171 -0.3%
CA
45
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.92M +$1.95M +55,173 New
HSA
46
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$1.74M +$1.77M +50,000 New
IG
47
ING Group
Netherlands
$1.69M -$650K -18,390 -27%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
48
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.66M -$250K -7,088 -13%
OL
49
Orbitronix LP
California
$1.61M -$1.77M -50,000 -52%
DA
50
Dunvegan Associates
California
$1.59M -$374K -10,570 -19%
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

116 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $807M — up 44% from $559M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new EWI positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $150M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $250M sold.

  • 116 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2014, up from 103 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $807M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 25 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $150M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $250M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.